Sports
Welcome to 2020 and a year in sport. The calendar is jammed packed right from the beginning.
District Swimming Carnival:
Wednesday 12th February, where a number of our students will get the opportunity to participate in the District Swimming Trials at the Lawnton Pool, good luck to those participating.
Class Swimming:
This will be kicking off in Week 2 (Wednesday 5th Feb) for our Year Prep-6 students. Thank you to everyone who has returned their permission forms to allow their students to participate in this program.
During the term we will focus on water confidence and safety.
Students Unable To Swim due to illness – if your child is unable to swim on any particular week, please send a note to school with your child or email me at jjard16@eq.edu.au
Kilometre Club:
Before we know it Cross Country time will be upon us. In preparation for our Cross Country planned for late Term 1, I will be offering a Kilometre Club before school on Wednesday Mornings starting between 8 and 8:15am. Students will be invited to train for about half an hour prior to school. This will commence in Week 4.
District Sport Trials:
Term 1 & 2 are particularly busy with City District Team Sport Trials. Depending on the sport, students born 20010, 2009 & 2008 may be able to trial for City District Teams and ultimately commence a Representative Pathway. This is an optional extra for students. It involves costs to parents in terms of trial fees, all trials are during the day with transport and supervision the responsibility of the parents. If students are selected in a City District Team there will be additional costs including, uniforms, team levies, possibly some travel to larger venues around the city. There will also be additional training sessions. Parents and Students need to be fully aware of the commitment that will be needed if they consider trialling.
As a general guide, the student should be participating in club sport or tournaments of the particular sport for in excess of one year. Forms will be distributed by PE teacher if they are eligible to participate in trials. They will need to be completed by parents, signed off by the Principal and taken to the trial by the student. School nominations will be submitted by the PE teacher for those students who have been provided with forms. If your student does not wish to trial please, let me know ASAP after you have received forms and I will withdraw the school nomination.
For some sports a trial will be held at school to select those attending trials as our nomination numbers are limited. Students who have expressed an interest will be advised of trials when they arise.
Please remember this is an opportunity at REPRESENTATIVE SPORT not an opportunity to try something new.
The upper school classes have all discussed with me the sports in which they participate outside of school and their interest in potentially participating in representative trials and their experience playing their sports, which helps in considering whether it is timely for them to be nominated or whether they should be waiting for another year.
A calendar of events is available from the City District Website. Please go to the link below and when on that page select the City District 2020 Calendar. Please note there are a number of sports for which the trial notices have been handed to schools – if appropriate these will be given to students this week. https://metnorthschoolsport.eq.edu.au/Districtsports/city/Pages/City.aspx
District & Regional Athletics
The District and Regional Athletics calendars will be returning to normal programming in 2020 with the Nationals returning to their normal timeframe in November.
Key Dates – this term.
- District Swimming (City)– Wednesday Feb 12th
- Regional Swimming (Met North)– Wednesday Feb 26th
- Enoggera Cross Country - Wednesday 1st April